diff --git a/searx/engines/scanr_structures.py b/searx/engines/scanr_structures.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad78155ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searx/engines/scanr_structures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""
+ ScanR Structures (Science)
+
+ @website     https://scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr
+ @provide-api yes (https://scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/api/swagger-ui.html)
+
+ @using-api   yes
+ @results     JSON
+ @stable      yes
+ @parse       url, title, content, img_src
+"""
+
+from urllib import urlencode
+from json import loads, dumps
+from dateutil import parser
+from searx.utils import html_to_text
+
+# engine dependent config
+categories = ['science']
+paging = True
+page_size = 20
+
+# search-url
+url = 'https://scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/'
+search_url = url + 'api/structures/search'
+
+
+# do search-request
+def request(query, params):
+
+    params['url'] = search_url
+    params['method'] = 'POST'
+    params['headers']['Content-type'] = "application/json"
+    params['data'] = dumps({"query": query,
+                            "searchField": "ALL",
+                            "sortDirection": "ASC",
+                            "sortOrder": "RELEVANCY",
+                            "page": params['pageno'],
+                            "pageSize": page_size})
+
+    return params
+
+
+# get response from search-request
+def response(resp):
+    results = []
+
+    search_res = loads(resp.text)
+
+    # return empty array if there are no results
+    if search_res.get('total') < 1:
+        return []
+
+    # parse results
+    for result in search_res['results']:
+        if 'id' not in result:
+            continue
+
+        # is it thumbnail or img_src??
+        thumbnail = None
+        if 'logo' in result:
+            thumbnail = result['logo']
+            if thumbnail[0] == '/':
+                thumbnail = url + thumbnail
+
+        content = None
+        if 'highlights' in result:
+            content = result['highlights'][0]['value']
+
+        # append result
+        results.append({'url': url + 'structure/' + result['id'],
+                        'title': result['label'],
+                        # 'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+                        'img_src': thumbnail,
+                        'content': html_to_text(content)})
+
+    # return results
+    return results
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 558898886..d64b73a17 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ engines:
     engine : kickass
     shortcut : ka
 
+  - name : scanr_structures
+    shortcut: scs
+    engine : scanr_structures
+    disabled : True
+
   - name : soundcloud
     engine : soundcloud
     shortcut : sc
diff --git a/tests/unit/engines/test_scanr_structures.py b/tests/unit/engines/test_scanr_structures.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7b9e9185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/engines/test_scanr_structures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+from collections import defaultdict
+import mock
+from searx.engines import scanr_structures
+from searx.testing import SearxTestCase
+
+
+class TestScanrStructuresEngine(SearxTestCase):
+
+    def test_request(self):
+        query = 'test_query'
+        dicto = defaultdict(dict)
+        dicto['pageno'] = 1
+        params = scanr_structures.request(query, dicto)
+        self.assertIn('url', params)
+        self.assertIn(query, params['data'])
+        self.assertIn('scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr', params['url'])
+
+    def test_response(self):
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, scanr_structures.response, None)
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, scanr_structures.response, [])
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, scanr_structures.response, '')
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, scanr_structures.response, '[]')
+
+        response = mock.Mock(text='{}')
+        self.assertEqual(scanr_structures.response(response), [])
+
+        response = mock.Mock(text='{"data": []}')
+        self.assertEqual(scanr_structures.response(response), [])
+
+        json = u"""
+        {
+          "request":
+            {
+              "query":"test_query",
+              "page":1,
+              "pageSize":20,
+              "sortOrder":"RELEVANCY",
+              "sortDirection":"ASC",
+              "searchField":"ALL",
+              "from":0
+            },
+          "total":2471,
+          "results":[
+            {
+              "id":"200711886U",
+              "label":"Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble",
+              "kind":"RNSR",
+              "publicEntity":true,
+              "address":{"city":"Grenoble","departement":"38"},
+              "logo":"/static/logos/200711886U.png",
+              "acronym":"LIG",
+              "type":{"code":"UR","label":"Unit\xe9 de recherche"},
+              "level":2,
+              "institutions":[
+                {
+                  "id":"193819125",
+                  "label":"Grenoble INP",
+                  "acronym":"IPG",
+                  "code":"UMR 5217"
+                },
+                {
+                  "id":"130021397",
+                  "label":"Universit\xe9 de Grenoble Alpes",
+                  "acronym":"UGA",
+                  "code":"UMR 5217"
+                },
+                {
+                  "id":"180089013",
+                  "label":"Centre national de la recherche scientifique",
+                  "acronym":"CNRS",
+                  "code":"UMR 5217"
+                },
+                {
+                  "id":"180089047",
+                  "label":"Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique",
+                  "acronym":"Inria",
+                  "code":"UMR 5217"
+                }
+              ],
+              "highlights":[
+                {
+                  "type":"projects",
+                  "value":"linguicielles d\xe9velopp\xe9s jusqu'ici par le GETALP\
+ du <strong>LIG</strong> en tant que prototypes op\xe9rationnels.\
+\\r\\nDans le contexte"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type":"acronym",
+                  "value":"<strong>LIG</strong>"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type":"websiteContents",
+                  "value":"S\xe9lection\\nListe structures\\nD\xe9tail\\n\
+                    Accueil\\n200711886U : <strong>LIG</strong>\
+                    Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble Unit\xe9 de recherche"},
+                {
+                  "type":"publications",
+                  "value":"de noms. Nous avons d'abord d\xe9velopp\xe9 LOOV \
+                    (pour <strong>Lig</strong> Overlaid OCR in Vid\xe9o), \
+                    un outil d'extraction des"
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "id":"199511665F",
+              "label":"Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique",
+              "kind":"RNSR",
+              "publicEntity":true,
+              "address":{"city":"Talence","departement":"33"},
+              "logo":"/static/logos/199511665F.png",
+              "acronym":"LaBRI",
+              "type":{"code":"UR","label":"Unit\xe9 de recherche"},
+              "level":2,
+              "institutions":[
+                {
+                  "id":"130006356",
+                  "label":"Institut polytechnique de Bordeaux",
+                  "acronym":"IPB",
+                  "code":"UMR 5800"
+                },
+                {
+                  "id":"130018351",
+                  "label":"Universit\xe9 de Bordeaux",
+                  "acronym":null,
+                  "code":"UMR 5800"
+                },
+                {
+                  "id":"180089013",
+                  "label":"Centre national de la recherche scientifique",
+                  "acronym":"CNRS",
+                  "code":"UMR 5800"
+                },
+                {
+                  "id":"180089047",
+                  "label":"Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique",
+                  "acronym":"Inria",
+                  "code":"UMR 5800"
+                }
+              ],
+              "highlights":[
+                {
+                  "type":"websiteContents",
+                  "value":"Samia Kerdjoudj\\n2016-07-05\\nDouble-exponential\
+ and <strong>triple</strong>-exponential bounds for\
+ choosability problems parameterized"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type":"publications",
+                  "value":"de cam\xe9ras install\xe9es dans les lieux publiques \
+ a <strong>tripl\xe9</strong> en 2009, passant de 20 000 \
+ \xe0 60 000. Malgr\xe9 le"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+        """
+        response = mock.Mock(text=json)
+        results = scanr_structures.response(response)
+        self.assertEqual(type(results), list)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]['title'], u"Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble")
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]['url'], 'https://scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/structure/200711886U')
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]['content'],
+                         u"linguicielles d\xe9velopp\xe9s jusqu'ici par le GETALP "
+                         u"du LIG en tant que prototypes "
+                         u"op\xe9rationnels. Dans le contexte")
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['img_src'],
+                         'https://scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr//static/logos/199511665F.png')
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['content'],
+                         "Samia Kerdjoudj 2016-07-05 Double-exponential and"
+                         " triple-exponential bounds for "
+                         "choosability problems parameterized")
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['url'], 'https://scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/structure/199511665F')
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['title'], u"Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique")